Card-holding device.



C. W. ANDERSON.

- CARD HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. n. 1916.

Pdtented Nov. 26,1918.

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CARL W. ANDERSON, OFISHPEMING, MICHIGAN.

CARD-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 11 1916. Serial No. 119,361. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL a citizen of the United States, residing atIshpeming, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Card-Holding Devices,of which the following is a, full clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to card holding devices and is more particularlyapplicable to those card holding devices which may be readily attachedto plates or trays, or such other articles holding merchandise, such ascandy, for instance.

My improved device is of such a character that it can be readilyattached to hold a card vertically or horizontally as the case may be,and the position of the card may be readily adjusted to suit therequirements.

The device is adaptable for use with dishes made of thick or thinmaterial, and having either a straight, rounded, or irregular outline.The device for instance can be readily attached to display the price ofarticles in a five and ten cent store and more particularly in windowdisplays.

I will explain my invention more in detail by referring to theaccompanying drawing illustrating the same, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of one form of the device designed for attachment to abowl, and

Fig. 2 shows the device of Fig. 1 applied to itl container having acomparatively thick wa My improved device consists of a strip or backportion 1, to which is suitably riveted or otherwise secured acooperating clamping W. ANDERSON,

strip 2. These two strips are spring-like.

and thus hold the device in position when placed upon a bowl 3, forinstance. The device 1 has punched retainer catches 4, which act asspring clips to retain a card 5 when same is placed thereon. It will beseen that the card may be mounted in several different places, thus tomake the device adj ustable, for purposes readily understood.

In'Fig. 2 I show the device as applied to a receptacle having acomparatively thick wall 3, and showing how the yielding catch adaptsitself to the difierent thicknesses.

In Fig. 1 it will be noted that the device is applied to a containerhaving a comparatively thin wall 3. Thus, it readily lends itself foruse in connection with various containers as usually found in theaverage store.

Having however thus described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A card holder of the character described comprising a straight basestrip made of resilient metal, said base strip being wider at the top.to form a backing for a card, a second resilient metallic strip rivetedto the lower portion of said base strip and extending paralleltherewith, said two resilient strips at their extremity forming clampingjaws whereby the device a plate. or box, and card supporting'clipspunched at different heights throughout the available length of saidfirst aforesaid strip for supportingcards.

' In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this sixth day ofSeptember, A. D. 1916.

CARL W. ANDERSON.

Witness:

HANS GU'NDERSON.

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